Close-up of a slate midnight-blue woven herringbone fabric with fine texture

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Sanderson

Melford Midnight

Name: Melford Midnight
Brand: Sanderson
SKU: SAF0338-29

Melford Midnight is a quietly tailored blue weave with a fine herringbone-like texture and a cool, dusky finish. The close pattern reads softly tonal rather than high-contrast, giving the cloth a disciplined, understated look.

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About this fabric

Part of Sanderson’s Melford Weaves collection, this fabric has a usable width of 138.5 cm and is supplied in 40 m lengths, with a 270 gsm weight that gives it reassuring body. The weave shows a tight, small-scale chevron effect, with a 1.6 cm horizontal repeat and no vertical repeat, so the surface feels regular and composed. In this Melford Midnight colourway, the blue sits in a slate-to-midnight range, softened by a grey cast that keeps it restrained rather than яр?

How to use it

Use this deep blue-grey on upholstered chairs, banquettes or a favourite armchair where you want the pattern to read as texture. It pairs well with pale wood, warm brass and chalky neutrals, which lift the cool depth of the shade.

A cool slate-blue weave that brings a tailored, understated finish to seating and soft furnishings.

Sanderson Melford Weaves Fabric

Specification

Horizontal repeat: 1.6 cm
Standard length: 40 m
Threads per cm: 88
Usable width: 138.5 cm
Vertical repeat: 0 cm
Weight: 270 gsm

Specification as published by Sanderson. We will confirm the current details with them before you order.

Made up by us

Every metre we order is cut, sewn and fitted in our own Heybridge workshop, with Simon over every stage. Reupholstery, bespoke pieces, curtains, blinds and headboards.

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